A light snow was falling Monday night when we pulled into the parking lot at Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill at Commonwealth Landing off Davol Street in Fall River.

We were greeted by a friendly staff member who held the door open for us. As we entered, the first thing that caught my eye was the huge 45-foot wall of television screens behind the bar, the restaurant's trademark "Screen Monsters."

The bar area was buzzing with people eating and drinking at high-top tables and we were led to a comfortable horseshoe-shaped booth in the dining room.

A divider with three big pillars separates the bar and dining areas and patrons are never far away from one of the eight televisions on the walls in the dining room.

Custom wooden chandeliers hang from the 37-foot high ceiling (the same height as the famed Green Monster at Fenway Park) and the walls are a combination of exposed brick and mahogany.

A huge portrait of Remy, a former second baseman for the Boston Red Sox who now provides color commentary for the team's games on NESN, grabs your attention in the center of the dining area's main wall.

The work of Somerset artist Brian Fox, it shows Remy turning a double play against the New York Yankees. Something doesn't seem right, though. The base runner is shown sliding hard into second base, but it appears that Remy is throwing the ball into right field instead of to first base.

Being a sports writer, I'm probably being too nit-picky. Patrons will just have to take a look for themselves and make up their own minds.

The restaurant is spacious and the builders did a nice job renovating an old mill building that used to be the weavers' shop for Quaker Fabric Corp.

It's the fourth to be opened by Remy, who also has Fenway Park, Boston Seaport, and Logan Airport locations, He's reportedly considering a New Bedford location as a future addition to the chain.

After asking for ice waters, we went to work looking at the menu, which features an assortment of salads, appetizers, entrees, burgers, and sandwiches.

I was in the mood for some veggie quesadillas ($8) and they were quickly ordered. My wife Allison and my sister-in-law Fluff decided they wanted to try the home-made potato chips ($4) found in the snacks and sides part of the menu.

Allison and Fluff were all over the potato chips when they arrived, crispy, tasty, and not at all greasy. The quesadillas came filled with melted cheese and sauteed peppers and onions. They were good all by themselves, because we all thought the accompanying roasted red and green salsas were watery and bland.

There were some decisions to make when it came to entrees, but we were helped out by some suggestions from Ryan, our very friendly and easy-going waiter.

Allison couldn't make up her mind between The Remy Burger ($9.50), with sliced cheddar, grilled onions, and applewood smoked bacon topped with Thousand Island dressing on a Portuguese sweet bun, or the candied pumpkin seed encrusted salmon ($15).

She decided to try the salmon, served over mushroom risotto with green beans. Fluff, whose real name is Florida, ordered the chicken fried steak with country sausage gravy ($13.50), with the included garlic mashed potatoes and green beans.

French fries, cole slaw, seasonal vegetables, chips and salsa, carrots and celery, and fried pickles are also available as sides, or they can be ordered separately for $4 each.

I was in the mood for a burger and went with the Fa Reev Burger ($9.50), topped with chourico, caramelized onions, and American cheese on a potato roll with chipotle mayo.

After a short wait, our entrees arrived and we dug in. My thick burger was cooked a perfect medium and the addition of the chourico gave it a nice shot of spice and texture that blended well with the onions, sliced tomato, and mayo. I usually put ketchup on my burgers, but I didn't feel the need this time. I also enjoyed the hand-cut french fries, which came to the table hot and crispy, just the way I like them.

Allison, who has been on a salmon kick of late, said her fish was nicely cooked and very flavorful. She loves mushrooms and came away impressed after her first encounter with risotto.

Fluff liked the crunchiness of her chicken fried steak and the sausage gravy went nicely with the garlic mashed potatoes.

The green beans with their dishes came out al dente, which was fine, but both said they would have liked the beans cooked a little more.

The portion sizes at Remy's are big and all three of us struggled to clean our plates. After taking a break to catch our breath, we somehow managed the strength to ask for a dessert menu.

Fluff and Allison ended up splitting a homemade apple crisp ($8) with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream, which was nothing to write home about, and I very much enjoyed a refreshing three-scoop bowl of lemon sorbet ($7).

All in all, we enjoyed our first visit to Jerry Remy's. It was a day after the Patriots-Ravens game and the atmosphere was laid back and casual. We were able to carry on a conversation without a lot of background noise and even though the restaurant wasn't full, there was still a buzz in the air.

The food was good, but not spectacular. It was pub-grub fare that got the job done. The restaurant is a great spot to get together with friends at the bar or one of the high-top tables, where you can look up at the huge television screens and watch your favorite teams with the added bonus of in-your-face high definition.

I would like to return and try some of the 20 craft brews the restaurant has on tap, including Remy's Red Ale, Green Monsta, Woodchuck Cider from Middlebury, Vt., Cisco Brew Grey Lady from Nantucket, and two offerings from nearby Westport — JustBeer Buzzards Bay IPA and Pretty Things Jack D'or.

It was also good to see Miller High Life among the bottled beers that are offered, because most restaurants only offer Miller Lite. Then again, Jerry Remy's has Coors Lite on tap and by the bottle, but no regular Coors.

I was also intrigued by a drink called the Blue Haired Lady (Cisco Grey Lady with a shot of Triple 8 Blueberry), because growing up that was the nickname my brothers and sisters and I had for our beloved Nana Feeney, my mom's late mother.

With the check ($65 not including tax and tip) paid, we all left happy and full, dreading the slippery drive back to Taunton with the snow coming down thicker and heavier. Despite slick roadways that slowed traffic to a crawl, we arrived home safe and sound after putting another New England snowstorm in our rear-view mirror.

Dine Out's reviewer visits restaurants unannounced and at his or her discretion. The Standard-Times pays for the meals reviewed. The reviews merely reflect one diner's experience. Ratings range from 1 to 5 stars.